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Spurs and Newcastle on alert as Juventus put striker up for sale

Juventus have decided to sell Mirko Vucinic - and Tottenham and Newcastle will now battle it out to land the Montenegro striker.

Reports in Italy claim Vucinic is surplus to requirements in Turin and will be allowed to leave for a cut-price fee of £7.5m in January.

The 30-year-old, who is in his third season at Juve, has started just three league games this term, with manager Antonio Conte preferring to field summer signings Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez instead.

His agent has already sounded out two English clubs - believed to be Newcastle and Spurs - ahead of a January transfer.

Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas is keen to sort out his attack as his side have scored just nine goals in the Premier League this season.

Meanwhile, Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is also on the hunt for reinforcements following a quiet summer transfer window.